Digby (Scopwick)
| Also known as: | Digby Aerodrome / RAF Digby / RAF Scopwick / RAF Station, Digby / RCAF Digby / RFC Scopwick / Scopwick Aerodrome |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| Current Status: | Museum / RAF ground station (main position) |
| Date: | 28 March 1918 - September 1953 (closed to flying) |
| Current Use: | Closed to flying |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAF (Belgian) / RAF (Czech) / RAF (Polish) / RFC / RCAF (main user) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Anti-aircraft co-operation / Army aviation / Communications / Fighter (main role) / Radar calibration / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Ashby De La Launde and Bloxholm and Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange Parish Council
- Digby HIVE
- Digby Parish Council - name only
- Holy Cross Church, Scopwick
- RAF Digby Sector Ops Museum
- Scopwick Parish Council
- Tedder County Primary School - formerly Digby Aerodrome Council School, renamed in 1967 after death of Marshal of the RAF Arthur (Lord) Tedder, station commander in the 1920s
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Grading School
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No 1 Grading Unit (Airwork)
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No 1 Officers Advanced Training School
- No 2 Aircrew Grading School
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No 2 FTS
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No 2 Grading School
- No 2 Initial Training School
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No 2 Sqn
- No 2 Sqn RCAF
- No 2 Wing, Initial Training School
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No 3 FTS
- No 3 (Digby) Wing, No 2 Initial Training School
- No 3 (Digby) Wing, No 3 Initial Training School
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No 11 Sqn
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No 12 Gp AAC Flight
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No 12 Gp Comm Flight
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No 19 FTS
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No 19 Sqn
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No 22 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing
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No 25 Sqn
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No 29 Sqn
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No 46 Sqn
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No 56 Sqn
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No 59 TDS
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No 59 TS
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No 73 Sqn
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No 79 Sqn
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No 92 Sqn
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No 107 GS
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No 111 Sqn
- No 112 Sqn RCAF
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No 116 Sqn
- No 121 Sqn
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No 144 (RCAF) Airfield
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No 151 Sqn
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No 167 Sqn
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No 198 Sqn
- No 203 Sqn
- No 205 Sqn
- No 209 Sqn
- No 210 Sqn
- No 213 Sqn
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No 222 Sqn
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No 229 Sqn
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No 242 Sqn
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No 288 Sqn
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No 302 Sqn
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No 310 Sqn
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No 349 Sqn
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No 350 Sqn
- No 399 Signals Unit
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No 401 Sqn
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No 402 Sqn
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No 409 Sqn
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No 411 Sqn
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No 412 Sqn
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No 416 Sqn
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No 421 Sqn
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No 438 Sqn
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No 441 Sqn
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No 442 Sqn
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No 443 Sqn
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No 504 Sqn
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No 527 Sqn
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No 528 Sqn
- No 591 Signals Unit
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No 601 Sqn
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No 609 Sqn
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No 611 Sqn
- No 1003 Servicing Wing
- No 1023 Servicing Wing
- No 1028 Servicing Wing
- No 2719 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2724 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2742 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2804 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2815 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2829 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2831 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2882 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2892 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2894 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2896 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Aerial Erector School
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Aircrew Grading School
- Aircrew Transit Unit (ACTU)
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Airwork Grading Unit
- Joint Service Signal Unit
- Joint Service Signals Wing (JSSW) Digby
- Lincolnshire Sector HQ
- Officers Advanced Training School
- RAF College
- Station Flight, Digby
"The B2 Mob", at Digby, October 1952. Courtesy of Mark Ratcliff
"Flying Leathernecks" at Digby, October 1952. Courtesy of Mark Ratcliff
"Behind the masks", personnel at Digby, October 1952. Courtesy of Mark Ratcliff
Nigel Ratcliff at Digby, October 1952. Courtesy of Mark Ratcliff
Gate Guard at Digby, a Supermarine Spitfire, 10 April 2011. © Richard Flagg
No 412 Squadron RCAF at Digby, July-October 1941. Courtesy of Zoran Pete
Aerial demonstrations at Digby. Courtesy of British Movietone
Digby is presented with an award for the best food at an RAF Station, 1957. Courtesy of British Pathé
Oral history from Eileen Pitkeathly, part one. Courtesy of VisitLincolnshire
Oral history from Eileen Pitkeathly, part two. Courtesy of VisitLincolnshire
Oral history from Eileen Pitkeathly, part three. Courtesy of VisitLincolnshire
Oral history from Eileen Pitkeathly, part four. Courtesy of VisitLincolnshire
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